Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 211 · 40 questions

Tip (Add, don’t dominate): Good: listening to all, bringing in quiet members, facts or examples, disagreeing politely, staying on the topic, short turns, summing up. Poor: shouting others down, speaking non-stop, staying silent the whole time, mocking, going off-topic, repeating one point, arguing personally. Useful lines: start (“May I begin?”), agree and add, disagree politely (“I respect that view, but…”), invite (“Would anyone like to add?”), sum up (“To sum up, we agree on…”).

1. 1.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
7. 7.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
19. 19.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
34. 34.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False

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